Beauty and the Geek is a reality television franchise that first aired in the United States.

Beauty and the Geek
Created byAshton Kutcher
Original workBeauty and the Geek (United States)
OwnerBanijay Entertainment[1]
Years2005–present

The show follows groups of "Beauties" (people — almost always women — who rely on their attractiveness and outgoing personalities but typically lack intellect) and "Geeks" (people — almost always men — who rely on their intellect, but typically lack social ability) who must pair up to compete in challenges to avoid elimination.

While a competition, the show is also billed as a social experiment, in which each contestant typically learns from his or her teammate. The geeks help beauties prepare to compete in challenges of intellect and the beauties prepare the geeks to compete in challenges involving social skills.

International versions

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Country Name Host(s) TV station Premiere Finale
Australia Beauty and the Geek Australia Bernard Curry Seven Network October 8, 2009 November 27, 2014
James Tobin
Sophie Monk Nine Network July 11, 2021 August 3, 2022
Bulgaria Красавицата и отличникът
Krasavitsata i otlichnikat
Borislav Lazarov bTV October 3, 2005 November 29, 2005
Chile La Bella y el Geek Pablo Mackenna Chilevisión October 22, 2012 December 17, 2012
Colombia La Bella y el Nerdo Víctor Gómez Canal Caracol May 4, 2006 ?
Croatia Ljepotice i genijalci Igor Mešin Nova TV March 18, 2019 May 6, 2019
Denmark Skønheden og nørden Thomas Hartmann TV3 February 13, 2006 ?
Estonia Kaunitar ja geenius Osalejad Lauri and Adelina TV3 September 3, 2006 ?
Finland Kaunotar ja nörtti Lauri Salovaara MTV3 September 4, 2005 ?
France Bimbos et Intellos Laurent Ournac TF1 Cancelled
Germany Das Model und der Freak ? ProSieben June 14, 2007 August 28, 2007
2011 2011
Beauty & The Nerd Daniel Boschmann January 31, 2013 February 21, 2013
Christian Düren June 4, 2020 present
India [V] Beauty and the Geek Andy Kumar Channel V March 19, 2011 June 5, 2011
Israel היפה והחנון
HaYafa VeHaChnun
Pini Tavger Channel 10 July 23, 2008 April 7, 2014
Micheal Hanegbi
Italy La pupa e il secchione Enrico Papi
Federica Panicucci
Italia 1 September 7, 2006 October 23, 2006
Enrico Papi
Paola Barale
April 18, 2010 June 7, 2010
Paolo Ruffini
Francesca Cipriani
January 7, 2020 May 3, 2022
Andrea Pucci
Francesca Cipriani
Barbara D'Urso
Enrico Papi April 10, 2024 May 10, 2024
Mexico La Bella y el Nerd Michel Gurfi TV Azteca August 20, 2007 November 26, 2007
Netherlands
Belgium (Flanders)
Beauty & de Nerd Mathias Coppens
Bridget Maasland
RTL 5
VTM
2006 2009
Norway Prinsessen og professoren Jasmin Aasland TV3 March 9, 2006 April 27, 2006
Portugal A Bela e o Mestre José Pedro Vasconcelos and Iva Domingues TVI March 11, 2007 May 13, 2007
Russia[2] Красавицы и Умники
Krasavitsy i Umniki
Alexander Anatolyevich and Irina Grigorieva REN TV December 20, 2005 February 21, 2006
Чики и фрики
Chiki i friki
(original US show) MTV Russia 2010 ?
Spain Nadie es Perfecto Jesús Vázquez Telecinco July 5, 2007 August 14, 2007
Turkey Güzel ve Dahi ? Show TV July 7, 2007 July 28, 2007
Ukraine[3] Гламурні штучки та заучки
Hlamurni shtuchky ta zauchky
Gregory Herman 1+1 October 21, 2010 December 29, 2010
United Kingdom Beauty and the Geek David Mitchell E4 February 7, 2006 March 14, 2006
Matt Edmondson
Mollie King
Discovery+[4][5] September 25, 2022 present
United States Beauty and the Geek Brian McFayden The WB June 1, 2005 May 13, 2008
Mike Richards The CW

In Brazil, the original American show aired on the cable television network Multishow under the title As Gostosas e os Geeks (The Hotties and the Geeks).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Programmes". banijayrights.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Красавицы и Умники.
  3. ^ "1+1" покаже шоу, яке готувалося для ТЕТу. detector.media (in Ukrainian). October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Walsh, Barry (February 8, 2022). ""Beauty and the Geek" reboot coming to Discovery+". Realscreen.
  5. ^ Moss, Molly (February 8, 2022). "Beauty and the Geek reboot confirmed with Matt Edmondson and Mollie King". Radio Times.
  6. ^ "As Gostosas e os Geeks". Archived from the original on March 14, 2010.